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Monday, January 7, 2013

The Fat Is Back - Part 4 - Double adaption of Chicken and Grits

Two of the culprits that deter losing weight are sodium and fat/calories. Generic photos below.

Received the recipe link below on Twitter this morning. This recipe had been adapted from about.com but I adapted it again. Well, below it I have eliminated LOTS OF SODIUM AND CALORIES. Original recipe at link below and my changes in RED.

Prepare the grits: Bring the water, butter, and salt to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in the grits. Reduce the heat to a simmer. Cover and cook for 5 minutes or according to package directions. Set aside and keep warm while preparing the chicken.

Place a large, heavy skillet over medium high heat. Add the peanut oil and allow it to warm for a minute or so. Drizzle 1 tbsp. oil over chicken & stir up. Or line sheet and put chicken on foil after drizzling on cookie sheet. Oven at 300 degrees. Add the chicken to the hot oil in the pan. Cook, turning once or twice, until browned on all sides. Remove the chicken from the pan and set aside. Bake until browned.

Pour off all but about two tablespoons of the oil. Saute Add the sliced green onions to a pan and w/1 tbsn. peanut oil. Cook, stirring, for about a minute. Add the chicken broth. Stir to release any cooked bits from the bottom of the pan.

Add the chicken back to the pan along with the minced garlic. Stir gently to combine and coat the chicken with the pan sauce.

Mound grits in individual plates or bowls for serving. Top with chicken and pan sauce.

Notes

Recipe adapted from about.com from original. My adaptation removes thousands of mg. of sodium and over 1000 calories.

Her love and specialty is international and ethnic cuisine. The purpose of the blogs she writes is to educate the public about ethnic foods worldwide.

She also takes nature photos.

In the Past, Christine took cooking and wine classes on several occasions in Pennsylvania at the Sweetwater Art Center in Sewickley, Pa, The Wooden Angel Restaurant in Beaver, PA and other sites.

Christine Willard is a retired Realtor from Greensboro and High Point North Carolina. She had been a real estate agent with Greater Triad Homes and Select Realty of the Triad (her own companies) and with major franchises such as Prudential, Century 21 and Re/Max She had been a real estate agent for 30 years. She specialized in home search, distressed properties, short sales, helping people avoid foreclosure and was an internet marketing specialist for sellers. She's has been married to her husband for 26 years.

She taught French and English in public education in Pennsylvania and Ohio for 23 years. She was Foreign Language Department Head and she helped create and write a foreign language pass/fail curriculum course for the PA Education Department which included equal modules of Spanish, French and German.

She recived a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University. She also studied at Bethany College, Youngstown State University, Robert Morris University and the University of Wisconsin where she did post-graduate work in France and French Canada.

Previously, Christine has lived in Germany, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Ohio, West Virginia and Michigan. She also has experience in public education (23 years) teaching French and English, secretarial services, modeling and public service. Her interests include classical music, jazz, gourmet cooking, wine, photography, reading, her family, her dogs and walking.

She has traveled to/and or lived in 10 countries and 26 states.

She owns over 500 cookbooks and 300 herbs and spices and loves to do research on cooking from other countries. She subscribes to several magazines featuring food articles and recipes. She has also created her own personal versions of herbs and spices.

Memberships and Designations.

In 1960 she receive the Secretary of the Month through New Castle Business College. She was a member of the National Association of Realtors, North Carolina of Realtors, the Triad MLS, the Greensboro Regional Realtors Association and the High Point Regional Realtors Association. She was a member of GRI (Graduate Realtors Institute), CRS (Certified Realtor Services), RECS (Real Estate Cyberspace Specialist), e-Pro (certified e-professional), LMC (Loan Mitigation Consultant and a PME (Property Marketing Expert).